Transport Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Friday 9 June - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Transport

Public Accounts and Estimates Committee

Friday 9 June 2006

Department of Infrastructure

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Key Financials - 2006-07 Budget Parameters

Operating Expenditure

3,715 3,414 3,403 3,338* Transport only 3,829 3,513 3,470 3,408* Total Department* 2006-07 Budget $m 2005-06 Outturn $m 2005-06 Budget $m 2004-05 Actual $m

*Source: Budget Paper 4, Pages 73 **Includesone-off $336m resources provided free of charge

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Key Financials - 2006-07 Budget Parameters

*Source: Budget Paper No.2 Appendix A or B for 2002-03 to 2003-04, Budget Paper no.3 Appendix A for 2004-05 to2006-07

314 336 2002-03 Budget $m

Asset Investment

2,437 660 619 317 Transport only 2,573 663 627 317 Transport and related TEI commitments* 2006-07 Budget $m 2005-06 Budget $m 2004-05 Budget $m 2003-04 Budget $m

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Meeting Our Transport Challenges will deliver:

1.

A world class lifestyle

2.

Accessible, connected communities

3.

A safer and more secure system

4.

Reduced congestion

5.

Grow the whole state

6.

A plan for the future

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4 years (2006-2010):

• $263 million for bus services
• $178 million to extend bus routes,

extend the hours of operation and more frequent services

• $47.2 million for the next stage of

the Red Orbital Smart Bus (Box Hill to Altona)

• $37.7 million for the next stage of

the Green Orbital Smart Bus (Nunawading to Airport West)

Buses

10 years:

• $1.4 billion bus overhaul
• $646 million to improve and

extend local bus services

• $657.3 million to extend the

cross-town SmartBus network around Melbourne

• $82.7 million to upgrade bus

services linking Doncaster with the CBD

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SMARTBUS NETWORK

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Trains – Building capacity

4 years (2006-2010):

• $55 million for rail, incl:

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$33.6 million for new late night train services

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$5 million for new shoulder peak train services

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$16.7 million for RailNet (expansion of the metro rail network) 10 years:

• $2.9 billion for greater reliability

plus more trains & services

• $2 billion for new rail lines and

upgrading capacity

• Around $800 million for new trains
• $97.1 million for extra services
• $15.4 million to train 180 new

drivers.

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RAIL CAPACITY PROGRAM

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Trains – new stations and interchange upgrades

4 years (2006-2010):

• $35.8 million to upgrade North

Melbourne Station – to be largely completed by 2008

• $7.2 million to deliver 1000 car

parks over the next two years at locations including Cranbourne, Pakenham and Wattle Glen

• $4.9 million to upgrade Bell,

Darling and Upfield stations to premium stations 10 years:

• $338.6 million upgrade of

Melbourne’s rail network

• $56 million for new stations
• $27.7 million to upgrade 7

metropolitan stations to ‘premium’ status

• $126.4 million to upgrade

transport interchanges

• $90 million for 5000 Park &

Ride spaces

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Rail safety

4 years (2006-2010):

• $46.4 million for VICERS
• n metropolitan trains
• $24 million for Level

crossing upgrades

• $229 million to update

Metrol & communications systems 10 years:

• $750 million for a safer rail

system

• $280 million for systems

upgrades

• $208.7 million for safer

railway crossings including level crossings upgrades and grade separations

• $264.3 million for new high

tech control and communications systems

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Making transport easier to use for all Victorians

4 years:

• $129 million as first instalment
• f $250 million plan to make

transport more accessible for people with disabilities, older people and families with prams

• Cheaper public transport for

seniors

• Continue TravelSMART

10 years:

• $420 million over 10 years
• Help regional and remote

communities use existing transport infrastructure better

• Extend and improve cycling and

walking options

• Deliver improved taxi services
• Improve public transport

accessibility

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Trams

4 years (2006-2010):

• Additional tram services from

October 2006, including late night services

• Continuation of the ThinkTram

project 10 years:

• $577 million boost to

Melbourne’s trams over the next 10 years

• $47.3 million to extend the

ThinkTram project and upgrade the St Kilda Rd tram corridor

• Around $500 million for new

trams

• $29.3 million for late night trams.

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Roads

• $737 million upgrade of Monash & West Gate freeways
• $166 million CityLink revamp
• $120 million towards strengthening and reinforcing the West Gate

Bridge

• $5 million for east-west needs study

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Safety and Congestion targeted for Victorian Roads

• $597 million for the next generation arrive alive! road safety strategy to

reduce the number and severity of road crashes;

• $1.3 billion for an Outer Metropolitan Arterial Road Program (including

the recently announced Deer Park Bypass) to improve safety and reduce congestion in outer areas; and

• $687 million for a Rural Arterial Investment Program to improve freight

connectivity and access to services across the State.

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